Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 3PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | ESE 12 | NE 8 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 213 | 195 | 169 | 133 | 131 | 115 | 127 | 125 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 262 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:35AM1.70m | 10:55PM1.65m | 11:30AM1.69m | 11:49PM1.61m | 12:21PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.40m | 5:04AM0.36m | 5:35PM0.45m | 5:54AM0.39m | 6:26PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | S 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 213 | 195 | 169 | 133 | 131 | 115 | 127 | 125 | 30 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 288 | 262 | 254 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NW 4 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 49 | 4 | 18 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ESE 11 | NNE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 15 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 58 | 97 | 117 | 128 | 149 | 265 | 247 | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 102 | 256 | 280 | 172 | 171 | 39 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
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